Editing C. W. Post (section)

{{short description|American businessman (1854–1914)}}
{{redirect|CW Post|the former C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University|LIU Post|the breakfast cereal|C.W. Post (cereal)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = C. W. Post
| image              = C.W. Post LCCN2014696048 (cropped).jpg
| birth_name         = Charles William Post
| caption            = Post in the early 20th century
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1854|10|26}}
| birth_place        = [[Springfield, Illinois]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|1914|5|9|1854|10|26}}
| death_place        = [[Santa Barbara, California]], U.S.
| resting_place      = Oak Hill Cemetery, [[Battle Creek, Michigan]]
| resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{Coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} -->
| occupation         = Innovator, entrepreneur
| organization       = 
| spouse             = {{Plainlist|
* {{Marriage|Ella Letitia Merriweather|November 1874|1904|end=div.}}
* {{Marriage|Leila Young|November 1904}}
}}
| children           = [[Marjorie Merriweather Post]]
| mother             = [[Caroline Lathrop Post]]
| relatives          = [[Eleanor Post Hutton]] (granddaughter)<br />[[Dina Merrill]] (granddaughter)
| signature          = Signature of Charles William Post.png
| signature_size     = 
}}
'''Charles William Post''' (October 26, 1854&nbsp;– May 9, 1914) was an American innovator, breakfast cereal and foods manufacturer and a pioneer in the prepared-food industry. He was the founder of what is now [[Post Consumer Brands]].